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Bicyclist Flees on Foot after Officer Stop Attempt, Van Wert OH

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E Central Ave, Van Wert, OH 45891

An officer attempted to stop a bicyclist for riding without lights near Central Avenue. The bicyclist abandoned the bike and fled on foot wearing a white hoodie, heading southbound off Central Avenue. The officer lost visual contact with the suspect.

Audio|Source: Van Wert County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I just had a bike take off from me. He ditched the bike and took off on foot.
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I don't know where he's at.
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He's running nationally.
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Southbound,
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south-right,
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off Central Avenue.
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Yeah, I'll be en route. Do you mean a description of him?
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He's wearing a white hoodie.
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(name withheld).
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Negative, I was trying to catch up to him before I hit my lights.
00:34
It was gun on the beach.
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For no lights on a bicycle,
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I have lost visual.

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E Central Ave, Van Wert, OH 45891

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